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Read the poem. Then, answer the questions.
How beautiful is the rain!
After the dust and heat.
In the broad and fiery street.
In the narrow lane.
How beautiful is the rain!
From "Rain in Summer"
by Henry
W. Longfellow
How it clatters along the roofs.
Like the tramp of hoofs
How it gushes and struggles out
From the throat of the overflowing spout!
Across the window pane
It pours and pours;
And swift and wide.
With a muddy tide.
Like a river down the gutter roars
The rain, the welcome rain!
In the country, on every side,
Where far
and wide.
Like a leopard's tawny and
Stretches
the plain.
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To the dry grass and the drier grain
How welcome is the rain!
11. Longfellow uses several similes in the poem. Choose one simile and write it on
line. Tell what two things are being compared.
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Why is the author so joyful to have it rain?
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How does the author's outlook affect the tone of the poem? Rewrite a line from
the poem using a different tone.
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